his telescope. JOURNAL OF THE BELLES LETTRES. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. He was somewhat surprised, the formation of the annulus, Venus was seen clay, by Mr. John Morris. After alluding to however, to find that these luminous points, as with the naked eye; and a few minutes after- the description of the Paris Basin by Cuvier well as the dark intervening spaces, increased wards it was impossible to fire gunpowder, with and Brongniart, and to the memoirs of Mr. in magnitude; some of the contiguous ones the concentrated rays of the sun, through a Webster, Dr. Buckland, Mr. Richardson, and appearing to run into each other like drops of lens of three inches in diameter. The same Mr. Rofe, on the strata immediately above the water. Finally, as the moon pursued her lens, likewise, had no effect on the ball of a chalk in England, the author proceeded to delower portion of the same beds. He divided course, these dark, intervening spaces were thermometer during the existence of the an- tail the results of his own observations on the them into three groups; (a) the oyster-beds; stretched out into long, thick, black, parallel nulus. (b) the Woolwich and Upnor strata; and (c) lines, joining the limbs of the sun and moon: when, all at once, they suddenly gave way, and were read. 1. An (a) The oyster-beds, well known at Reading, left the circumferences of the sun and moon ON Wednesday, Mr. Lyell in the chair, se- the lower arenaceous beds of the London clay. in those points, as in all the rest, apparently veral communications smooth and circular, and the moon perceptibly account, by Mr. Bowerbank, of a deposit rest upon the chalk, and consist of green or The cliff consists of the large species of oyster. The localities at which advanced on the face of the sun. This moment containing recent land shells at Gore Cliff, in gray sands, containing great abundance of a (b) The of time Mr. Baily considers to be that which the Isle of Wight. most persons would assume and record as the upper green sand capped with chalk-marl, on they have been examined by Mr. Morris, are formation of the annulus; but he adduces which rests the bed containing the recent shells. Hertford, Northam, and Hadley. strong reasons afterwards to shew that the true It.consists of detritus of chalk and chalk-marl, Woolwich and Upnor strata consist chiefly of formation of the annulus was some seconds is 10 feet thick, and ranges to the foot of St. clay, sand, pebbles, and a calcareous rock; and After the formation of Catherine's Down, a distance of about 660 are distinguished by containing fresh-water, prior to that event. the annulus, as thus described, the moon pre- yards. The shells are dispersed through every estuary, and marine shells. In the local disserved her circular outline during its progress part of the bed, and belong entirely to well-tribution of these remains, the author has across the sun's disc, till her opposite limb known recent species. Similar deposits were noticed considerable differences; thus, at the again approached the border of the sun, and observed by Mr. Bowerbank near St. Lawrence, Woolwich pits the greater number of the shells the annulus was about to be dissolved. When, and between Ventnor and Bonchurch. 2. A are fresh-water or estuary, while at Plumstead all at once (the limb of the moon being at some letter from Mr. Wyatt to Dr. Buckland, on a and Upnor, near Rochester, marine remains distance from the edge of the sun), a number trap-dyke in the Penrhyn slate-quarries near prevail. The principal localities mentioned in of long, black, thick, parallel lines, exactly Bangor. A few months since, in carrying on the paper are, Woolwich, Sunbridge Park, near similar in appearance to the former ones above the highest opening in the quarry, the men Bromley, Chiselhurst, Orpington, Beckenham, mentioned, suddenly darted forward, and joined came suddenly in contact with trap. The Sydenham, Counter-hill, between New Cross the two limbs as before: and the same pheno-width of the dyke is 11 feet; its direction ap- and Lewisham, Bexley-heath, Erith ballastmena were repeated, but in an inverse order.parently between WNW. and NW., and it in- pit, Green-street, near Stoke, and Upnor. They For, as those dark lines got shorter, the inter-tersects the strata nearly at right angles. The are said to occur, also, at Stifford and Plaistow, vening bright parts assumed a more circular slate immediately in contact with it, is in some in Essex. The thickness of the beds varies shape, and at length terminated in a fine, parts, highly indurated, having lost its fissile greatly even within a few yards, and the order curved line of bright beads (as at the com-character, and the colour is changed from of their succession differs in every pit. The mencement), till they ultimately vanished, and purple to black; but at the distance of two or following is the section presented by the openthe annulus consequently became wholly dis-three feet from the dyke, the slate recovers its ing on Bexley Heath: solved. This remarkable and singular pheno-usual colour and fissile structure. menon was also observed by Mr. Veitch, and by Mr. Richardson, of a successful boring for also by Sir Thomas Brisbane, as well as by water at Mortlake, in Surrey. The point at Mr. Henderson at Edinburgh; with some which this undertaking was commenced is slight differences, however, in the detail. The within 100 feet of the Thames, and on the proappearance of the dark lines, or threads, was perty of Mr. John Randell. In the first inlikewise noticed by Mr. Bell, at Alnwick, who stance, an auger 7 inches in diameter was used (c) The lower arenaceous beds of the London sent an account of the same to the Philosophical in penetrating 20 feet of superficial detritus, clay consist of gray or green sands with calcaand Literary Society at Newcastle. Mr. Baily and 200 feet of London clay. An iron tube, reous sandstone, and have been long known describes them to have been as plain, as dis- 8 inches in diameter, was then driven into the for containing, at Bognor, great abundance of A 4-inch auger localities mentioned by Mr. Morris are numer tinct, and as well-defined, as the open fingers opening, to dam out the land-springs and the shells which belong to marine genera. The of the human hand held up to the light; and percolation from the river. that there could not have been any doubt as to was next introduced through the iron tube, and ous; but those which have produced the greatest their form and existence, since they were seen the boring was continued until the clay having number of fossils are, Bognor, Herne Bay, Pegby different observers, at different places, and been perforated to the depth of 240 feet, the well Bay, Alum Bay, Binfield, Bray Hamp Several drawings sands of the plastic clay were reached, and water stead (in sinking a well), and Faversham. He is with different telescopes. accompanied the paper, shewing the appearances of the softest and purest nature was obtained; also of opinion that the sandy limestone of The work was pro- memoir on the geology of Suffolk, by the Rev. The portions at various stages of the annulus. The number but the supply was not sufficient, and it did Lainscourt in France, is of the same age. 5. A of these dark lines, or threads, Mr. Baily con-not reach the surface. siders to have been about eight; in which ceeded with accordingly, and, after 55 feet of W. B. Clarke, was commenced. opinion he was confirmed by Mr. Veitch. Sir alternating beds of sand and clay had been which were read described the physical features, Thomas Brisbane, however, thinks there were penetrated, the chalk was touched upon. A the drainage of the country, the chalk and the not more than six; whilst Mr. Bell, who no- second tube, 4 inches in diameter, was then plastic clay. As we shall have occasion to ticed four at the dissolution of the annulus, driven into the chalk to stop out the water of notice this memoir when the remainder has says that there were only two at its formation. the plastic sands, and through this tube an been read, we shall defer, till then, our analysis On these and other points Mr. Baily thinks auger, 3 inches in diameter, was introduced of the part brought forward on Wednesday there is ample room for a diversity of opinion, and worked through 35 feet of hard chalk evening. since the observer is taken, as it were, by sur-abounding with flints. To this succeeded a prise, and the phenomenon itself, during the bed of soft chalk, into which the instrument short period of its existence, is constantly vary-suddenly penetrated to the depth of 15 feet. ing in some minute particulars. Mr. Baily On the auger being withdrawn, water gradually remarks, that the diminution of light was not rose to the surface and overflowed. The exso great during the existence of the annulus as pense of the work did not exceed 3001. The was generally expected, being little more than general summary of the strata penetrated is as might be caused by a temporary cloud passing follows:over the sun: the light, however, was of a peculiar kind, somewhat resembling that produced by the sun shining through a morning The thermometer in the shade fell only mist. about three or four degrees. The birds in the Gravel 3. A notice, 20 feet. London clay 240 Plastic sands and clays 55 35 15 365 Vegetable mould and gravel · 2 feet. 6 inches. 3 feet. 2 1 foot. 2 feet. 3depth unknown. LINNEAN SOCIETY. MR. LAMBERT in the chair.—Read, the com mencement of a paper by J. O. Westwood, Esq. entitled "Illustrations of the relationships insects." A short abstract of this paper will existing amongst natural objects, termed affibe given in an early No. of the Literary Gazette. nity and analogy, selected from the class of The chairman exhibited a specimen of the sugar obtained from the sugar-maple (Acer saccharinum) from New Brunswick; a fruit of the golden apple of Otaheite (Spondias dulcis); fruits and root of the Tacca pinnatifida, which of the eclipse. About twenty minutes before 4. A paper on the strata usually termed plastic yields the arrow-root of the Sandwich islands. STATISTICAL SOCIETY. BOTANICAL SOCIETY. Specimens of a purple grape, producing berries (nuteness and of accuracy, that cannot fail to be Alpinia exaltata of Meyer, or not, is a matter of a large size, were sent for exhibition from satisfactory and practically useful. The following of doubt. Great uncertainty, however, exists Kinmel Park, the seat of Lord Dinorben, by is a very brief extract of the results brought in regard to the whole of this natural order of command of the Duke of Sussex. Several new forward in the report of the commissioners. plants, which are very abundant in the forests members were proposed; and, amongst the The subject is divided under six heads,-viz. of Guiana: this proves the great importance books presented were five volumes of memoirs iron-works; fuel; metals, other than iron; salt, of not neglecting the native names to those of the Natural History Society of Geneva. alum, and copperas (sulphate of iron); quarries; who go in search of new plants. The Cooruand lastly, various operations connected with watti has been administered, in Demerara, with mineral substances. The iron-works of France very great success in cases of dropsy, dysentery, MR. PORTER in the chair.-A valuable paper, are spread over a great part of the kingdom, fever, colic pains, asthma, and whooping-cough entitled, "A Statistical Account of the Mineral there being only twelve out of the eighty-six-more especially in the latter. By the natives Products obtained in France during the Year departments into which France is divided, it is regarded as a sort of panacea, like the 1834, taken from official Documents," by the where iron-works are not carried on. The quan- Ginseng among the Chinese and Tartars. The chairman, was read. In the commencement of tity of ore extracted from the whole of the iron-root, which is the part more usually employed, his paper, the author observes that it is to the mines of France in 1834 amounted to 15,750,990 is diaphoretic, diuretic, and, in large doses, mineral treasures of this country that we are metrical quintals, equal to 1,551,473 tons, emetic. The leaves are laid over the parts indebted, primarily and principally, for the English weight; and the value, 3,606,308 fr., affected, and not unfrequently the whole body means of prosecuting those branches of indus-or 144,2521. The number of smelting furnaces is enveloped in them, by which means a protry which have made England the first among in use is stated to have been 374, and the weight fuse perspiration is induced, and the patient manufacturing and commercial countries, and of iron produced, 221,886 tons. About five- becomes quite free from his complaint. The which have mainly enabled her to take and sixths of this quantity was made in the form of bruised root is also employed in cases of maintain the proud station which she holds pig-iron, and the remainder into castings of poisoned wounds, a decoction of it being taken among the nations of the earth. Under these various kinds. The value added to the mate- inwardly. Great stress was laid by the author circumstances, it might naturally be imagined rial by these operations, was 32,437,551 fr., or on the value of attending to the indigenous that every thing connected with our mining in- 1,297,5021. Under the head of mineral com- remedies of the country; and he considered dustry would have been sedulously explained; bustibles, the French report includes coal, lig- that much advantage might be derived from that, at least, we should have made ourselves nite, and anthracite. Coal-mines are worked in the external application of leaves of certain acquainted with its extent and progress through- thirty-four of the departments of France, but plants of our own country in aid of internal out its various branches. This, however, is only to a very small extent in most of them; medicaments; such as the Clinopodium, Arum not the case; and, except where the interest of the whole number of coal-mines is stated to be maculatum, and others. the revenue has been concerned, no systematic 209, of which only 140 were worked during effort has been made to acquire authentic in- the year. The quantity of coal extracted was formation upon these important points. After 15,741,430 metrical quintals, equal to 1,550,530 ON Thursday, Mr. W. H. White in the chair, noticing M'Culloch's recently published statis- tons; the value, at 95 centimes per met. quin., preliminary business was transacted, donatical account of the British empire, Mr. Porter or 7s. 6d. per ton, amounting to 581,448. tions received, and members balloted for and proceeds to state truly, that Englishmen may well Lignite is found in fourteen departments. The elected. consider it a reproach to the nation collectively, number of mines of this mineral is seventy- MacIntyre, being the continuation of his paper A paper was then read from Dr. that our best-founded suspicions as to the cor- five; only forty-eight of which were in opera- on the plants met with about Warley Common, rectness of our statistical data concerning the tion in the year. The produce amounted in Essex. It appeared, that the following ferns production of coal and iron, the most important quantity to 702,302 metrical quintals, or 69,177 by far of our mineral treasures, are derived tons; in value, 557,849 fr. or 22,3141. An- femena, Aspidium dilatatum, Aspidium anguare found about this district: Aspidium filix from the researches of a French gentleman, thracite is produced in four departments: out lare, Aspidium libatum, Aspidium trichomanes who, in the course of a recent tour through the of thirty-two mines, twenty-two are in activity, (sparingly), and Asplenium adiantum nigrum. three kingdoms, has visited every iron-work, and yielded in the year 389,830 met. quin., or The paper contained some general remarks on and, with very few exceptions, every coal-field, 38,398 tons; the value of which, calculated at the plants in this vicinage; and Dr. Macin England, Scotland, and Ireland; and has as- the rate of 1 fr. 31 c. per met. quin. was certained on the spot, and within the smallest 512,080 fr., or 20,4831. Mineral bitumen is Intyre stated, that he, in conjunction with a friend, had observed there 205 in one possible limits, the capability and actual work- found in three departments. The author then, day. After some discussion, the chairman aning of each individual establishment: and it in detail, notices the production of peat, lead, nounced that, at the next meeting, the conmay be stated, that the estimates of production silver, and copper; and then recapitulates the tinuation of Mr. Dennes's paper on the plants hitherto formed in regard to both coal and iron value created, and the number of workmen found about Deal, Walmer, and Dover, Kent, have been ascertained by Mons. Le Play, the employed in the different mining operations. would be read. foreigner alluded to, to be very far below the After the paper was read, Mr. Porter stated truth. The fact, that a foreign gentleman, that, from the inquiries already alluded to, it known to be the agent of a foreign government, appeared that the quantities of iron and coal has been able, through the frank and liberal raised in the united kingdom had been very kindness of the coal-owners and iron-masters much underrated; the former having been, in SATURDAY, 7th. Sir George Staunton, V.P., throughout the united kingdom, to obtain the year 1836, no less than 1,000,000 tons; in the chair. Several donations to the library satisfactory answers to his inquiries, is highly and the latter, which had never been rated were laid before the meeting, and members honourable to our countrymen, and may be above 23,000,000, and generally accepted at were elected. A paper, by J. M. Dickenoffered as some set-off against those feelings 15,000,000, amounted to 30,000,000. Notice son, Esq., of the Bombay civil service, on the of mortification which we cannot but experience was given of the appointment of a committee ancient history of Assyria, as connected with at the necessity which compelled him to make upon criminal statistics, and, the secretary the destruction of the kingdom of Israel, a long and toilsome journey in search of in- having read an extract upon the same subject was read. The writer endeavours to reconcile formation which ought to have been accessible from a French newspaper, a conversation of the apparent discrepancies found in the Greek, to him without leaving his own country. It is considerable interest ensued. A report of the Persian, and Hebrew accounts of Assyria, by a well known that the French government has Statistical Society of Manchester was laid on process of reasoning, which it is impossible to established a board of commissioners, under the the table, containing an account of the number abridge; the result of which is, that the Mecontrol of the Minister of the Interior; the of schools, and of children at school, in Liver-dian sovereigns mentioned by Herodotus and duties of which are pretty well defined under pool, and of the general state of education in the title of "Direction Générale des Ports et that town. Foreign members were elected. Chaussées, et des Mines." This board has under its orders a competent staff of well-educated engineers, part of whose duty it is to collect the JANUARY 11. Henry Cope, jun., in the chair. statistical details of the works they are ap--A paper was read from Dr. Hancock on the pointed to inspect. A report, in which these Cooruwatti of British Guiana. The plant is a details are embodied, has very recently been large and very elegant herbaceous perennial, made, in which the amount and value of the growing in considerable abundance in light, industry of each department of France during sandy soils, on the sides of hills and ravines. the year 1834, are given with a degree of mi-It is a species of Alpinia, but whether the MEDICO-BOTANICAL SOCIETY. LITERARY AND Learned. ASIATIC SOCIETY. Ctesias form, in fact, two separate dynasties; that of Ctesias being the one which had possession of the throne of Western Asia, and was Median in name only, being founded by Arbaces the Mede; that of Herodotus, on the other hand, was a dynasty of revolted Medes, who, under Cyaxares, obtained the supremacy, and expelled the more ancient dynasty of Ctesias. This will account for the agreement of the last two reigns in both authors; as the accession of the revolted dynasty to the supreme throne the era of the division of the earth in the time of Peleg, as deduced from the accounts of Scripture. The remainder of the paper, which treats of the location of the ten tribes of Israel when carried into captivity, was reserved for another meeting. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. FINE ARTS. INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS. ORIGINAL POETRY. DIRGE ON THE DEATH OF RICHARD WESTALL, ESQ. R.A. HE's dead! By Mrs. Gent. We've strewn him o'er with flowers,* Alas, he's dead! His was a polish'd mind, His was a gentle soul, He had communion with all fair things; Fancy was his— Sweet Fancy, with her radiant brow, Fled is the master mind; Closed is his eye — That eye that kindled with a poet's fire: It mounts to heaven; His cold clay rests: gave it a place in the legitimate list furnished by Ctesias.This difficulty once conquered, the other accounts are more easily reconciled; AT an ordinary meeting of the members, held though, from the loose chronology of orientals, much exactness is not to be expected. A strik- in the chair, Lord Viscount Kingsborough, on Monday last, P. F. Robinson, Esq., V.P., ing conformity is, however, shewn to exist in W. R. Hamilton, Esq., and J. B. Greenhough, the period assigned by the Greeks to the establishment of the Assyrian empire under Ninos, Esq., were elected honorary members. The with that of the Paishdadian dynasty of Fer-secretary announced donations from the Society dusi; and this is in perfect accordance with Mr. Railton, Mr. Inman, and others, for which of Literature, the Society of Civil Engineers, thanks were voted. Mr. G. Taylor explained the construction of some of the roofs lately erected by him over the Admiralty Docks and model of which he presented to the Institute. building-slips at Woolwich and Chatham; a Some of these roofs, it was stated, cover an area of an acre and a half, and the average cost is about 65001. each. Mr. George Godwin, MR. HAMILTON in the chair. The reading jun., then read a paper on the means lately of Mr. Pearsall's memoir on the old German employed at Paris to raise the obelisk brought instrument of execution called the Virgin, was from Luxor by M. Lebas; in the course of concluded. Mr. Pearsall was informed, that all which he made some interesting remarks on the instruments of torture had been removed the form and object of obelisks generally. On from the vaults of Nuremberg on the approach the origin of the term, obelisk, there is much of the French army. He then pursued his difference of opinion. These monoliths appear inquiries in various other places, but with so to have been dedicated, in the first instance, little success (although all the common people principally to the sun; and, according to Pliny, spoke of having heard of such a thing), that the name in the Egyptian language expresses he began to think that such an instrument had the idea of a ray of that luminary; others, never really been in existence, but that the however, suppose it to proceed from obelos, Gr., accounts of it were mere legendary fables, in- a needle or skewer. The practice of setting vented by some of the feudal barons to awe the up single stones to commemorate events, or in people; at length, however, his perseverance honour of individuals, was not confined to the was crowned with success, and he found the Egyptians, although carried out by that nation machine in a collection of arms and armour, in to a greater extent than by any other. The the possession of Baron Diedrich, at Feistritz; Roman emperors bore away a great number to and several circumstances led him to believe decorate their capital; in fact, Publius Victor that it was the same that was erected at Nu- speaks of forty-two transported for that purremburg, in 1533, and subsequently removed. pose, but of these not more than twelve remain. It was made of iron, and represented the wife Mr. Godwin detailed all the circumstances conof a Nuremberg citizen of the 16th century, nected with the transport of the obelisk from in a cloak reaching to the ground; the figure Luxor, and explained the operation of raising opened in the front by two doors, on the in- it in the Place de la Concorde at Paris, by terior of which were fixed dagger-blades, two means of some excellent diagrams and models; in the upper part to meet the eyes, and several instituting, at the same time, a comparison below, opposite to the chest. The victim was between the course pursued on this occasion, THE fine arts, and the highest society, have placed in the figure with his face forwards, and and a similar operation as conducted by Fon- lost one of their most graceful ornaments in these horrible doors closed upon him. A some- tanor in 1586, when 40 capstans, 140 horses, Lady Farnborough, who died at Bromley on what similar machine is said to have been and 800 men, were employed. The apparatus Sunday last. Lady Farnborough was a daughter formerly in use in the Spanish Inquisition, used by Lebas was much more simple, and its of Sir Abraham Hume; and, both from her and it is supposed to have been communi- success redounds greatly to his honour. The descent and from her union with her now be cated from Spain to Germany, The mode weight of the obelisk, it is calculated, is more reaved lord, inherited and imbibed that love of of disposing of the body appears to have been than 200 tons. The paper was listened to art for which she was so eminently distinas follows:-the floor beneath the figure was with profound attention by one of the most guished. Her taste was of the purest order, removed by machinery, and the body fell numerous meetings of the season. In addition and her own productions marked by a degree through into a vault beneath upon a number of to many other models in illustration of the dis- of genius far above the usual class of amateur intersecting swords, fixed on two parallel course, there was a fine cast of the upper part painting. Some of her landscapes were exquimovable beams, and having balance-weights of an enormous obelisk at Carnac, covered with sitely natural; and, amid touches of spirit and attached below; these, being set in motion by hieroglyphics, which was made by M. Bonomi. beauty, evinced a tone of feeling which shewed the weight of the body falling on them, kept that the best effects of mechanical execution vibrating for some time, and literally minced were the least of her merits. In private life it, while a stream of water ran beneath to her ladyship adorned the station to which she carry off the morsels as they fell through this infernal chopping-machine, and oblivion closed belonged; and, rich in acquired information, accomplished in the noblest sense of the word, on the unhappy wretch for ever. and at once simple and refined in her manners, she was the true pattern of what an Englishwoman ought to be. Her loss will be greatly THESE are but amateur sketches, as produc-friend and a generous benefactor. felt by the poor, to whom she was a judicious tions of art; but they are so extremely characteristic, that they possess an interest "beyond the reach of art." Don Carlos, Zumalacarregui, and other prominent persons, are faithfully Covent Garden.-On Thursday, the Country Wednesday.—Society of Arts, 7 P.M.; Medico-Botani-represented; and the various troops,-Christi- Squire; or, Two Days in the Hall, written by Thursday-Royal Society, 8 P.M.; Antiquaries, 8 P.M.; nos, Carlists, Chapelgories, British Legion, &c. Mr. C. Dance, was produced here. Royal Society of Literature, 4 P.M.; Russell Institution &c., as well as peasantry, smugglers, Spanish (Dr. Truman on the Physiology of the Voice); Southwark Literary (Dr. Southwood Smith on the Animal Eco-women, &c., appear in their habits as they nomy), 8 P.M.; Islington Literary (Annual Meeting for live. It is lamentable to see our countrymen as such tatterdemalions, shoeless, shirtless, and ragged, LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS Tuesday-Royal Medical and Chirurgical, 8 P.M.; cal, 8 P.M. Elections, &c.) Friday.-Royal Institution, 8) P.M. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Civil War in Spain. Characteristic Sketches son. BIOGRAPHY. LADY FARNBOROUGH. DRAMA. It is * One who esteemed him for his virtues, and admired him for his talents, sent a sweet offering of flowers to be strewn upon his corpse. adorned with some of his most splendid works, both The remains of Mr. Westall were placed in a room scriptural and poetical. dred persons dined under the presidency of at Hodnet, by the Rev. Charles B. Tayler, M.A. author of the" Records of a Good Man's Life."- Lectures on Romanism and Dissent, by the Rev. J. H. Newman, M.A. A Treatise on the Church of Christ, by the Rev. W. Palmer, author of " Origines Liturgica." founded on the ballad of "The Old English during the ensuing season, and above a hun- | Churches, by W. Bondwell, Architect.-Sermons preached Gentleman," whom Farren represents to admiration, and is altogether a charming and amusing sketch of character, with excellent stage situations. The other parts are ably played by Misses Vincent and Lee, Mrs. Glover, and Messrs. Pritchard and J. Webster. Success was complete. Vesuvius. By the latest accounts from South Molton Street, Jan. 19. Cheap Literature. Sir, I have just seen St. James's.-Mr. Braham has produced Love an American paper, that, besides a large quanin a Village, compressed into two acts, with a tity of other matter, as well as numerous capital cast and great éclat. Mr. Leffler, who advertisements, foreign and domestic news, took Phillips's place at the English Opera contains the whole of this year's Annual, House, made his first appearance here as Steady," Friendship's Offering," consisting of 384 in The Quaker, on Thursday, to a good house; pages, price (I believe) 18s. or a guinea!! he was received throughout with great applause, This paper is published weekly, at two dollars and the piece announced for repetition with per annum, or about twopence per paper. unanimous approbation. One of its titles is "The Literary Gazette;" and it contains 64 closely printed columns, of nearly 240 lines in a column. It is printed with a small type, and is about as large as four Literary Gazettes; and can be forwarded to all parts by post. Your obedient servant, Adelphi. Mrs. Yates's beautiful acting in Vaubalière, and we ought not to omit the notice of some exquisite strokes of dramatic art and skill in Yates, Mr. Fitzgerald's inimitable imitation of O'Connell, and Reeve's rich humour as the overseer, continue to draw bumpers to the Adelphi. Jim Crow Rice is to return here shortly. W. A. SCRIPPS. LIST OF NEW BOOKS. Glenlonely, a Novel, 3 vols. post 8vo. 17. 118. Gd.Heath's Gallery of British Engravings, Vol. II. royal 8vo. 1.18.; large paper, 17. 11s. 6d. The Rivers of France, from Drawings by J. W. M. Turner, R.A., royal 8vo. 11. 48.; large paper, 1. 168.-The Cathedral, a Poem, f.cap 8vo. 2s. The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, Vol. I. Part III. 10s. 6d. 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France, was so fond of drugging that it is Scott, 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 88. - Delille's Introductory Lessons in the French Language, 18mo. 1s. 6d. -An Essay on Queen's Theatre.-After an arduous cam- told of him, that once, having a most patient Natural Religion and Revelation, by the Rev. J. Gidpaign, Miss Grey is reaping the fruits of her patient, who diligently and punctually swal- derdale, post 8vo. 78. 6d. - Peter Parley's Tales about enterprising and judicious management in well-lowed all the stuff he ordered, he was so de- Europe, by the Rev. T. Wilson, 18mo. 2s. 6d.-Something filled houses. During the week, Sheridan lighted in seeing all the phials and pill-boxes New from Aunt Mary, by Mary Hughes, 18mo. 18. Knowles has been starring as Master Walter, cleaned out, that he shook him cordially by the METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, 1837. in The Hunchback, ably seconded by the dra- hand, exclaiming, My dear sir, it really af January. matic corps; Miss E. Clifford's Julia, and fords me pleasure to attend you, and you deMiss Grey's Helen, are equally excellent in serve to be ill.' The London practitioners their way, and Mr. Green's Modus is a very must surely meet with incessant delight.". praiseworthy performance. Caspar Hauser Millengen's Curiosities of Medical Experience. goes on prosperously, Dr. Lott Whittle being "A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. characteristically adapted to Mr. Hill: there is After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. After dinner sleep awhile, after supper go to bed. a dry quaintness in his manner which is per- If you would live for ever, you must wash milk from fectly irresistible; and we hope that he will long continue to amuse us Londoners with his Yankee peculiarities. VARIETIES. The Weather-wise. -No high winds have obeyed the summons of Lieutenant Morrison, either on the 16th, the 17th, or the 18th,. the whole week has been distinguished by very dense fogs. Never mind! The air, he predicts, will be "milder about the 22d and 23d, yet mist and small rain prevail. The sun, coming to the same declination as Mars, will render the air mild about the 25th or 26th, but there are some signs of high winds." your liver. Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at You must drink as much after an egg as after an ox. Thursday.. 12 13 Friday .. Saturday 14 .. Tuesday 17 Winds N. and N.W. Except the 14th and 15th, generally cloudy; rain on the 13th, 16th, and 17th; snow on the afternoon of the 12th. Rain fallen, 425 of an inch. CHARLES HENRY ADAMS. The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Thermometer-Highest.. 55-25 the 5th. Lowest 23.50 .. Number of days of rain and snow, 21. 28th. 31st. 9th. Quantity of rain and melted snow, in inches and decimals, 2-24375. Winds.-0 East-9 West-4 North-1 South-0 NorthEast-1 South-East-11 South-West-5 North-West. General Observations.-The maximum of the thermo meter was above any, in the same month, in the last thirteen years; and the mean temperature was higher than in the last two years. Rain or snow fell on twentyone different days; yet, the whole quantity of rain and melted snow was less than in any December in the period before-mentioned. The barometer was lower than in the corresponding months in 1834 and in 1835, and than the Payne and Foss's Catalogue, for 1837, is a splendid list of books in all languages; and Cold.. A note of the 12th, from Sir D. peculiarly interesting from its Aldine CataBrewster, Allerley, near Melrose, says: "Last logue, numerous remarkable manuscripts, papal night and this morning have been the coldest Ibulls, and other literary curiosities. have ever observed; so that, if your prophet numbers extend to nearly 10,000 articles !! changes his day to the 12th, he will be right. The New London Magazine, No. I. (Lon-average of the month. Snow fell on the last seven days At 2, p. m. yesterday, the 11th, the thermo- don, Wilson, jun.)-This is another cheap pubmeter was at 25°; at 5, it was 20°; at 7, 15°!lication, without any feature in its first No. to and, after several oscillations from 15° to 17°, distinguish it from the usual run. and 17° back to 15°, it began to fall regularly after 9 o'clock, and at 2 in the morning of to-day, the 12th, it was as low as 10°. It has kept about 32° all to-day, but now (114, p. m.) has risen to 34°, and thaw has commenced." M. Gerard, the celebrated French painter, some of whose works have been brought to, and greatly admired in, England, died at Paris on Wednesday week, aged 66. Mrs. Irvine, the poor woman who last week fell from the rope at Covent Garden Theatre, and was very seriously injured, continues to be in considerable pain and danger. Surely, such an accident ought to put an end to these disgraceful exhibitions in any national theatre. On a Pair of Lovers who were always billing. LITERARY NOVELTIES. Engravings for 1836, with their sizes and prices, exhibits In the Press. The Fourth and last Volume of the Fauna Boreali Americana, containing the Insects, by the Rev. W. Kirby, F.R.S., &c.-Saint Agnes' Fountain; or, the Enshrined The Metropolitan Society of Florists and Heart; an old English Legendary Ballad, with other Myrtle Leaves."mateurs held their anniversary at the Crown Poems, by T. W. Kelly, author of " numerous illustrations, Temples, Ancient and Moant Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, on Thurs-dern; or, Notes on Church Architecture; comprising the Arrangements were made for shows Principles which should guide us in the Erection of new of the month; and the whole quantity, if added together, was but little more than eight inches in depth, where the influence of the gale, in the night of Christmas, did not affect it. In the vicinity of Wycombe, the snow was drifted to the depth of seven and eight feet; and in the town, while the southern side of the street was covered by only a few inches, on the northern side the snow was three and four feet deep; this, too, under the lee of the houses, the wind having been from the northward; much of eddy wind must therefore have prevailed during the gale. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Medal Engraving. Having now examined the claims, read the evidence, and compared productions involved in this question, so important to antiquities, numismatics, and national history, as to the Fine Arts, we shall in our next Gazette state our opinions upon it, and illustrate them by extra and beautiful engravings. Orders for the Number are requested to be sent on or before Friday; and means will be adopted to supply our country and foreign subscribers with the plates. S. H. declined. ERRATUM. In notice of " The Churches of London," in our last Number, 3d column, line 9, for ** assisted by G. Button, Esq." read "assisted by John Britton, Esq." ADVERTISEMENTS, Connected with Literature and the Arts. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. Senior Department. The Classes in Theology, the Classics, Mathematics, English Literature, and History, under the superintendence of the Principal and Professors, the Rev. T. G. Hall, R. W. Browne, and T. Dale, will be Re-opened on Tuesday, the 24th of January next. The Classes for Private Instruction in Hebrew, the Oriental, and other Foreign Languages, will also be resumed. Junior Department. The Classes in the School will be reopened on Tuesday, the 24th of January, at Nine o'Clock, A. M. H. T. KOSE, B. D. Principal. Dec. 23, 1836. THE HE PARTNERSHIP which has subsisted for the past Fourteen Years between S. MORDAN and G. RIDDLE, under the Firm of S. Mordan and Co. Mechanists, and Manufacturers of Patent and other Articles, having expired this day, G. 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